GET IN LINE FOR A NEW TRIUMPH
O Why you should pre-order the new Trident or Tiger 850 Sport – right now!
It’s not often we get a genuinely all-new model arriving in our showrooms – but the Trident is exactly that. It looks great, too. Using a 660cc inline triple at its heart, it’s a pure everyday roadster, laden with useful tech features and high-quality parts. And you can now pre-order one now from your local Triumph dealership (www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/dealers/find-a-dealer) with the first wave of bikes expected to land in-store in early 2021.
Triple treat
At the heart of the new Trident is a 660cc inline triple delivering 80bhp @ 10,250rpm and 47lb.ft of torque at 6250rpm all meted out by a six-speed gearbox that boasts the de riguer ‘slip and assist’ clutch – meaning a super-light action clutch lever combined with progressive slip if you get a bit fruity with your downshifts. The chassis is all new, with Triumph saying that it delivers the typical ‘roadster’ handling we’ve come to expect from the firm. What’s especially welcome is that, even for the price point, it has classy bits of kit as standard, including 41mm Showa Separate Function forks, Nissin calipers and Michelin Road 5 tyres. Where the bike really begins to look special is in the tech department. The Trident comes with a ride-by-wire throttle, so it’s got two riding modes (Road and Rain) that change the characteristics of both the throttle map and the traction control. ABS is standard stuff, not your fancy cornering malarkey, although Triumph claim their ABS levels are set at full lean, going some way to imitate the function of cornering ABS. There’s some optional extra tech too, including a quickshifter/autoblipper and tyre pressure monitors.
And all this starting from just £7195, and with over 45 genuine Triumph accessories on offer.
Sporty Tiger?
Fancy your triple a little more adventure-shaped? How about the brand-new Tiger 850 Sport instead? Born out of the Tiger 900 model, the new 850 uses the same 888cc inline triple, but the whole bike has been engineered with the everyday rider in mind – not just the adventure tourer.
It gains a dedicated engine tune which sees it push out peak power of 84bhp @ 8500rpm, (down from 93.9bhp @ 8750rpm), and peak torque of 60ft.lb @ 6500rpm (down from 64lb.ft @ 7250rpm). Bringing the power and torque in earlier, with a slightly lower peak, should make the new Tiger 850 Sport easier for new riders to handle. It should also make it simple to manage through traffic around town, if that’s your plan. The new model is also A2licence compliant, which is a boon for new riders because the old base model Tiger 900 wasn’t – even though the fancier models were. The chassis, suspension, brakes, wheels and tyres remain the same as the base model, but it was nifty stuff anyway including Brembo Stylema brakes and Marzocchi suspension.
Where the really clever stuff happens is in the electronics, which are closer to the Tiger 900GT. That means the 850 Sport gets the full-colour 5in TFT dash (but no connectivity), two riding modes (Road and Rain), ABS, switchable traction control, LED lighting throughout with a daytime running light and even a useful power socket for your smartphone.
Prices start from £9300 with over 60 official accessories on the list already.
‘The Trident has classy kit as standard’